19F - CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

Home Browse Search

H. SELF-EVALUATION HUD requires that the City evaluate its annual accomplishments by comparing planned activities versus actual outcomes, and evaluate if progress was made toward meeting Consolidated Plan goals. To assist with this evaluation, HUD has suggested the City should consider the following questions: 1. Are activities and strategies making an impact on identified needs? Most activities funded with HUD and other public resources have made an impact during the report period. The following are examples: • The use of public funds helped to expand and preserve the City's affordable housing stock by assisting 204 housing units during 2013 -2014 7 The City's housing stock was also preserved via the inspection of 4,736 housing units for code violations. • The City's CoC system continued to address the housing and service needs of the City's and the region's homeless families and individuals. Components of the City's system of care carried out during the report period included outreach, supportive services, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and access to permanent housing. The needs of the homeless with special needs (e.g., victims of domestic violence, persons living with HIV /AIDS, and the chronic homeless) were also addressed by Santa Ana's CoC system. These program efforts helped address priority needs identified in the City's Consolidated Plan. • Various programs, including the Work Force Investment Act resources, addressed employment training and job placement needs. The State designated Enterprise Zone and the City's business attraction and retention programs also provided economic opportunities to residents. • In order to meet the changing needs of the community, the City supported public services and public facility improvement projects. Public services for lower income youth and seniors help stabilize households by providing services such as recreation and nutrition programs. 2. What indicators would best describe the results? Comparing actual versus planned accomplishments is one of the best means available to measure results of program efforts. • During the 2013 -2014 report period two major housing projects were completed that resulted in the creation of 90 rental units. The projects included the Vista Del Rio project, dedicated to developmentally disabled adults, resulted in the construction of 40 units; and WBBB Project that resulted in the construction of 50 units (20 HOME units) of affordable rental housing for lower income households. Several reasons exist that account for the City falling short of its 2013 -2014 housing program goals. These reasons include the following: 7 200 multi- family housing units were assisted during the report period. Total does not include one unit assisted with NSP funds during 2013 -2014. 30 DRAFT 2013 -2014 CAPER f4pt59